My interpretation of the early 20th century Magyar Blouse (Pages 32 & 33 OR 14 & 15 in PDF)
Taken from: The Internatoinal System of Ladies Garment Cutting. 3rd ED. C. 1912 by J. P. Thornton
See the full book here: https://costumes.org/2020/07/20/the-international-system-of-ladies-garment-cutting-j-p-thornton/
Drafting sewing patterns is easier than you might think – especially if they are loosly fitted!
Here are the original pages from the book:
| Measure | Book (cm) | Me (loosely corseted – cm) |
| Back length (back neck to waist) | 40.5 | 35 |
| Bust (half) | 43 | 50 |
| Waist (half) | 28 | 37 |
| Hip (half) | 51 | 52 |
| Neck (half) | 17 | 17 |
| Length of Sleeve from neck over shoulder (for a 5/8ths sleeve length) | 51 | 51 |
My Transcript
Back
Draw right angle from G A D (no measurements yet)
A to B is 5cm
A to C is half Bust plus 3cm (28cm)
B to D is back length (35cm)
D to E, 2.5cm. Draw line B-E
Draw line C-K
A to F is 1/6th Bust (8.4cm). Draw curved line F-B
F to G is 1/6th Bust (8.4cm)
G to H, 2.5cm
F to I, length of sleeve
Square F-I-L
I to L 19cm Draw line L-K
L to M 2.5cm
E to N is half waist plus 2.5cm (21cm)
Draw line K-N
K to P 3cm
O to N 1.5cm
Front (trace double lines)
A to BB 3cm
AA is half neck measure (8.5cm)
CC to C 7cm
Draw line AA-CC-DD
AA to DD is same as B-E
(I skipped the bust dart: draw line DD-O: 1 to 2 is 2.5cm)
Draf Alterations
- Extend side seam down at waist by 3cm
- Lower front neckline by about 2.5cm
- Extend waist down by 7.5cm for blouse
- For drawing curves, I used Haslam rulers
- Add button placket to back
- Bind neckline in self bias binding